Electric belt



A. BRIKSON.

ELECTRIC BELT.

(No Model.)

Patented Deo. 15,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREVr ERIKSON, OF IIAIVLEY, MINNESOTA.

ELECTRIC BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,093, dated December15, 189] Application filed Tune 25, 1891.

Serial No. 397,514. (No model.)

`provide a simple, inexpensive, and effective device for applying anelectric current directly to the body, and to arrange the differentparts in such relation that the number of contact-plates can be readilyadjusted and the current increased or diminished without removing` anyof the cells of the battery.

lVith these and other ends in view my invention consists of the peculiarconstruction and arrangement of parts, which will fully appearhereinafter.

To enable others to readily understand my invention, I have illustratedthe same in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure I isaperspective view of my improved electro-galvanic belt, showing thedit'- ferent parts connected and in position for use. Fig. Il is adetail view, partly in section, showing one end et' the battery and aportion of the belt. Fig. III is a sectional view of one end of thebattery. Fig. 1V is a detail view of the hook for connecting theconductor in the belt to the battery, and Fig. V is a view showing oneof the contact-platesand the pin thereon. y

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the ligures, A designates the belt, which maybe made of any desired material, preferablyof strong textile fabric.This belt is provided with any suitable clasp for securing it on theperson, and a series of holes or openings care provided in the belt atsuitable intervals apart and alternating at the upper and lower edges ofthe belt, said holes being provided with metallic protection-eyelets.

The contact-plates B are concavo-convex in cross-section, and each plateis provided with a clasp h, which is secured on the back in any suitablemanner. The pin of each clasp is passed -through the fabric opposite oneof the openings a, and the hook on said clasp is arranged to lit in saidopening. The clasp is then hooked in the usual manner, and the electrodeis thereby rigidly and firmly secured in place on the belt. By thismeansthe contact-plates can be readily adjusted to any position on thebelt, and any number of the plates can be used, as desired. Thecontactplates are connected with the battery by the conductors C, whichare arranged on either side of the belt, and consist of coiled wirethereof and above the battery. These conductors are arranged to passover and in contact with the pins which fasten the contactplates on thebelt, and said conductors are held in place and in engagement with thepins bya tape or ribbon c, which is wound around the conductors. Thesetapes or ribbons hold the conductors close against the pins, and theyare sewed or otherwise secured to the belt at the point where the ribbonis crossed on itself, which is arranged directly opposite the opening onthe other side of the conductor, as at c. It will be readily seen thateach pin which is passed through the belt to hold the contact-plate inplace thereon will pass over the sewed portion of the ribbon and underthe conductor, thus holding the conductor in a rigid position.

The battery D is arranged at or about the middle ot the belt and isinclosed in a sheath or case d, (shown partly broken away-in Fig. 1,)which is secured to the lower portion of the belt in a suitable manner.This sheath is preferably made ot' a silk outer cover and a lining ofoil-cloth or other impervious material, and the battery hangs or issuspended in said sheath and is entirelyinclosed by the same.

The battery consists of a series of cells E, each cell having' anexterior shell, which is substantiallyoval-shaped in cross-section andis closed at its bottom. The copper Wire c runs from the bottom of onecell, forming the nected together in this manner, and to prevent themfroln becoming loose and moving springs secured to the belt at or nearthe ends loopfon the bottom, up through the cell on too much the cellsare fastened together at their bottoms bya cord or a series of cords F,which are secured to the loops f, formed by the copper wire e on thebottom of each cell. Each cell is also provided with a strip or piece ofcopper g, which is bent around the end portion of the wire e in thecell, or otherwise arranged, and a suitable packing g is .placed inthecells around the elements to absorb the exciting-fluid which is put intothe cells. These cells are provided with the closed bottoms in order toretain as much of the exciting-iuid as possible without allowing it todrip out and injure the sheath inclosing the battery. The ends of thecopper wire e are extended some distance above the end cells of thebattery and bent into hooks c.

To attach the battery to the belt, I provide suitable hooks H, (shown inFig. IV,) which yss are adapted to engage the hooks c on the copper wiree and spring tightly a-cross each other to firmly clasp the same. Thesehooks are bent ath, and they are passed loosely overV the conductors C,and adapted'to slide easily thereon to adjust the battery to its properplace. These hooks II may engage the ends of the copperwire c; or if thecurrent is too strong and it is desired to diminish it one or more ofthe cells on either end of the battery may be disconnected by simplyadjusting the hooks and engaging them with the loops e, formed by thewire e between each cell at the top thereof.

I am aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts and detailsof construction can be made without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages of my invention, and I therefore reserve t-heright to make such changes as fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent` is- I l. The combination, with anelectro-galvanic belt, of the contact-plates secured on the inner sideof the belt, the spring-clasps on said plates being on the outer side ofthe belt, the metallic flexible conductor extending entirely around thebelt and arranged above the spring-clasps, the ribbon fastened to thebelt and running over the conductor, and the series of cells looselyconnected together and to the conductor, substantially as described.

2. In an electrogalvanic belt, a met-allie Hcxible conductor extendingaround the belt on the outer side thereof, and the ribbon fastened tothe belt above the conductor to secure it in place on the belt,substantially as described.

3. In au electro-galvanic belt, a battery consisting of a series ofoval-shaped cells, a copper wire forming a loop on the bottom of onecell and passing up through said cell on one side thereof and down closeto the bottom of the next adjoining cell, the plates on the free end ofsaid Wire, and the cord fastened in the loops and connecting the cellstogether, substantially as described.

Ll. In an electro-galvanic belt, the flexible metallic conductorextending around the outer side of the belt, the series of cells looselyconnected together, the copper wires connecting said cells, the loops onsaid wires at either end of the series of cells, and the spring-hookshaving their bent portion arranged to slide on the flexible conductorand adapted Lto engage with the copper wire, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with an electrogalvanic belt', of a flexibleconductor, a ribbon which fastens said conductor to the belt, al

series of cells loosely connected to said conductor, and the electrodesin contact With the conductor, substantially as described.

6. In an electro-galvanic belt having the series of openings arrangedalternately on opposite sides thereof throughout its length, thecombination of the flexible conductor, the ribbon securing saidconductor on the belt, the electrodes having spring-hooks secured in theopenings in the belt and contacting with the conductor, and the batteryloosely connected to the conductor, substantially as described.

7. In an electro-galvanic belt, abattery consisting of a series ofovalshaped cells having closed bottoms, the wire passing through eachcell on opposite sides thereof and forming a loop below the bottom ofsaid cells, all of the cells being connected together and the copperelement 6, interposed between the bent portions of the wire,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW ERIKSON. lVitnesses:

ARCHIE WHALEY, Jr., OLE L. ANWORTH.

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